Deral Dean Ritter was born October 25, 1952, in Duncan, Oklahoma to Billy Don Ritter and Evelyne Keck Ritter. He passed from this life Sunday, December 2, 2007, in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the age of fifty-five. He was a restaurant cook for many years. He attended the Cameron Baptist Church.

Survivors include: his parents Billy Don and Evelyne Ritter of Waurika, OK; three children - Barbara Faltner of Muskogee, OK, Devon Arellano of Waurika, OK, and Deralin Ritter of Winnewood, OK; two sisters - Carol Austin of Waurika, OK, and Betty Elkins of Waurika, OK; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Ritter will be at 1:00 PM, December 6, 2007, at the Addington Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Letitia Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Waurika.